[ Updated Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006 ]
This was the first weekend Penn State police enforced the new ban on drinking during games.
Not "nearly as intimidating as testifying before Congress"- that's what Penn State alumnus and former CIA agent Mary Beth Long called her speech at the Information Sciences and Technology Building on Friday afternoon.
[ Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 ]
Business at Herwig's Bistro -- one of College Avenue's newest restaurants -- has been booming, its manager said.
It's no secret that many of Penn State's Web sites are confusing. Between the copious links and pop-up windows, asking freshmen to view their semester bill online is close to impossible.
Drinking in college is widely known as a social event, but a recent study says men and women who drink socially while in the work force may make more money than those who don't.
This semester, Penn State Auxiliary & Business Services is imploring West Halls freshmen to "Take Charge" of their energy usage, launching a pilot campaign to raise awareness about the importance of energy conservation.
Richard Arndt knew he had to schedule Meteorology 421, Meteorology 411, Meteorology 481, Geography 128 and Integrative Arts 115 this semester, but did not want to work it out on paper.
Cold Stone Creamery and The Make-A-Wish Foundation teamed up for the largest ice cream social in the world last night as Cold Stones across the country provided free ice cream to support children with terminal illnesses.
Last night, engineer and speaker Mark Lamontia spoke to a crowd of about 300 students on the topics of Darwinism and intelligent design in Pasquerilla Spiritual Center.
The agent for former Penn State football player Scott Paxson said yesterday that he is investigating the motives of the Centre County District Attorney's office and considering civil action after Paxson's indecent assault trail ended yesterday in a plea bargain.
Hundreds of reality TV wannabes took the first step in postponing the real world in favor of joining The Real World yesterday.
Come tomorrow, two similar teams will collide -- coached by two men separated by 48 years and 474 games.
A poetry reading featuring the 2006 Emily Dickinson Lecturer and Poet-in-Residence, Ellen Bryant Voigt, will be held tonight in the Palmer Museum of Art.
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After selling out in just 13 days, student football tickets are red hot this year, and scalpers are charging big bucks - with some Michigan tickets going for more than $200.
About two weeks before student football tickets went on sale this year, incoming freshmen were allowed to sign up for tickets during First-Year Testing, Counseling and Advising Program (FTCAP), Bud Meredith, manager of ticket operations, said.
Lisa Rastede said she was out of town when the letter from Penn State's Athletic Department notifying students about ticket sales came to her house. When she finally returned home and read the letter, it was too late.
[ Updated Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006 ]
[ Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 ]
[ Updated Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006 ]
After having a game to forget last week at Ohio State, Penn State quarterback Anthony Morelli and receiver Deon Butler will likely remember this week's 33-7 win over Northwestern. And if they don't, their success will still be remembered in the Penn State record books.
[ Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 ]
This weekend, when the Penn State women's tennis team heads to the Furman Classic in Greenville, S.C., one word will be on its mind: success.
The Penn State men's tennis team attends its most important tournament this weekend and hopes to come out on top.
Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said his team had a tough opponent coming up this week -- but it wasn't Penn State.
While Tamba Hali, Jay Alford and Matt Rice were helping to lead Penn State to its best season in years, defensive tackle Ed Johnson was standing on the sidelines.
To the chagrin of opposing receivers, Justin King has found a home on defense.
Simon Omekanda stood underneath the visitors' bleachers at Jeffrey Field, looking upset and confused after Wednesday night's 2-1 loss to No. 9 West Virginia.
While the rest of the Penn State women's volleyball team took its normal jog around Rec Hall to begin practice Wednesday afternoon, freshman setter Alisha Glass and some of her teammates stayed behind to finish a drill they had started at least 30 minutes earlier.
Three straight losses after 17 consecutive wins came as a surprise for last year's Penn State field hockey team (9-2, 1-0 Big Ten). The time is now for redemption for one of those losses.
It would be easy for the Penn State women's soccer team to overlook tonight's matchup with Iowa.
Three years ago, Anthony Morelli was the kid from Pittsburgh with the rocket arm, the supposed savior of a football program on the rocks.
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Diatribes on the downfall of society are easy to write. There's just way too much about the world today that's gone to the dogs to not scrawl out paragraph after paragraph bad-mouthing the dregs of society and their ever-extending influence on us physically, mentally and culturally.
Let me get this out of the way immediately: I sincerely, truly despise Fergie's solo debut, The Dutchess. I am not just being a snobby critic or taking potshots at an easy target. This album is a disgrace to pop music on every level, and by far the year's worst release.
James and the Giant Peach. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The BFG.
A new style of political protest arrives in State College tonight in the form of song.
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